1986 Mercedes-Benz 560SEL Carat Duchatelet "1000SEL Cullinan"

25 CommentsPosted as: ClearPOST COMMENT February 17th, 2023 at 10:57pm ESTrefusedname (26) 0@Bibliophile26, Unfortunately, nothing local. I use one restoration shop overseas February 8th, 2023 at 5:32pm EST$19,500 bid placed by @HollowptFebruary 8th, 2023 at 5:31pm EST$18,500 bid placed by @WolfieXXFebruary 8th, 2023 at 5:29pm EST$18,000 bid placed by @HollowptFebruary 8th, 2023 at 5:28pm EST$17,250 bid placed by @WolfieXXFebruary 8th, 2023 at 5:28pm ESTSwissBliss (40) 0Go Vico, Go Vico!!!! February 8th, 2023 at 5:27pm EST$17,000 bid placed by @HollowptFebruary 8th, 2023 at 5:27pm EST$16,750 bid placed by @FullPL8February 8th, 2023 at 5:25pm EST$16,500 bid placed by @WolfieXXFebruary 8th, 2023 at 5:24pm EST$16,000 bid placed by @HollowptFebruary 8th, 2023 at 5:23pm EST$15,250 bid placed by @FullPL8February 8th, 2023 at 5:22pm EST$15,000 bid placed by @WolfieXXFebruary 8th, 2023 at 5:22pm ESTSwissBliss (40) 1Let's go Vico and The Patina Crew!!!! February 8th, 2023 at 5:20pm EST$14,750 bid placed by @HollowptFebruary 8th, 2023 at 5:13pm EST$14,500 bid placed by @WolfieXXFebruary 8th, 2023 at 5:11pm EST$14,000 bid placed by @HollowptFebruary 8th, 2023 at 5:06pm EST$13,000 bid placed by @WolfieXXFebruary 8th, 2023 at 4:49pm EST$12,500 bid placed by @AspreyFebruary 8th, 2023 at 3:53pm EST$12,250 bid placed by @plamaxFebruary 8th, 2023 at 11:32am EST$12,000 bid placed by @WolfieXXFebruary 7th, 2023 at 2:35am EST$9,250 bid placed by @Armen123February 7th, 2023 at 1:52am ESTBibliophile26 (6) Seller 3@refusedname - Will have to scout "reputable shops," nationwide, for sure. I'm all ears to any that you suggest. I'm going to research this Igor fella mentioned below. Judging by the current bid, it seems highly unlikely the reserve will be met, which is fine. A lot of major life events have crept up (it took more than a few months for this latest work to be done by the dealership, as they had to wait for parts), some involving a scalpel, which compels me to scale down. I've even been too busy to get to the dealership to figure out what in holy hades happened to the Carat that was supposed to be cleaned. Saying I'm disappointed is an understatement. However, it's not the end of the world. On the bright side, I've been profoundly changed by the last Top Gear episode about "Restomod Mercedes." Within the last 10 years, 3 shops that service Mercedes have closed in my area (two of them involving an octogenarian German MB Tech who had incredibly fair and reasonable prices) and it actually took two years and new management for me to finally get this W126 serviced at the only place left, this particular dealership. In retrospect, I should shipped it out of state to my MB Tech buddy who sold it to me, as this was a very expensive gamble gone terribly wrong, lol. Alas, I'll survive selling my kidney to pay for it, lol. Seriously, this lesson points to that Top Gear future. Thus, restomodding these older Mercedes (I have an '01 S55 AMG that I had planned to use for a similar W108 featured in the Top Gear episode) appears to be the way to go and restomodding, judging by the latest auctions, doesn't appear to adversely effect the sums fetched by those parting with their "resto-modernized" vehicles.February 6th, 2023 at 12:21am ESTrefusedname (26) 0@Bibliophile26, unfortunately, it's not an estimate, I live it daily😁. The keyword: reputable shop. @Bibliophile26, you have a special car here. Good luck with the sale! February 5th, 2023 at 11:53pm ESTBibliophile26 (6) Seller 0@refusedname While I believe your 50k estimate on this collector grade vehicle is wildly excessive, I do believe that you're pretty close on the $100-$125 going rate in this present market.February 5th, 2023 at 5:29pm ESTrefusedname (26) 1This a collector grade car that needs restoration. If you do the work in the US at a reputable shop, to match original quality, will take at least 50k or more. This is a 100-125k example, in today's market, once brought to its original glory. February 4th, 2023 at 4:52pm ESTBibliophile26 (6) Seller 1@AMG5pt4 This Carat needs neither engine nor transmission work, as a service was performed on both the engine and the transmission by Mercedes of St. Clair Shores, in 1/23, where the Carat is presently located. May see if I can have some videos uploaded on Monday attesting to its running and whether the dealership detailed it as I had thought they were going to do.February 4th, 2023 at 1:40pm EST$9,000 bid placed by @WolfieXXFebruary 3rd, 2023 at 9:44pm ESTAMG5pt4 (152) 0 $6k) and then you can start on the mechanicals.February 3rd, 2023 at 9:54am ESTBoatymcboatface (64) 1@TheAMGkit this is the perfect project for Patina. February 2nd, 2023 at 1:27am EST$5,025 bid placed by @Armen123January 31st, 2023 at 11:35pm ESTBibliophile26 (6) Seller 0@SwissBliss I own 6 other Mercedes and I've owned several others (including a Jag). The leather in this Carat is ridiculously opulent. I have not researched this type of leather, but I didn't want to even put any kind of leather cleaning solvent to clean it (I have all of the literature surrounding the build so I'm sure it specifies what it is). I just spoke to the Service Advisor about what looks like a stain on the carpet behind the driver's seat and I asked the photographer what in the world was that? The Service Advisor says he'll speak to the Tech who serviced it and a couple of photogs have gone in and out in order to get certain shots like of the Cartier time piece and the VHS built into the center rear seat. I asked the Service Advisor about possibly detailing t